Spotify launches official app for Windows Phone 7

Cloud-based music hub Spotify is now available as a spiffy Metro-style app for Windows Phone 7 -- as
long as your mobile is upgraded to Mango and you've got a premium subscription to the music
service.

It has similar functionality to the raft of othermobileSpotifyapps -- you can browse the entire catalogue of 15 million or so
songs, listen to your playlists and find your friends' stuff. Plus,
you can stream over Wi-Fi and 3G, or download playlists for offline
listening.

There's a Windows Phone 7-exclusive feature, too. If you long-tap a
playlist you can then pin it to your home screen mosaic of tiles
for easy access. Through live-tile magic, you'll be able to take a
peep at that playlist's info.

The Swedish-based Spotify reveals that Microsoft had a hand in
creating the app. Which is a little surprising as Microsoft runs
its own similar cloud-based music service in the Zune Pass, which
offers access to about 14 million tunes for a monthly
subscription.

You can grab the free app from the Windows Phone Marketplace here but, remember -- you'll need to
own a premium Spotify subscription and have your WP7 device
upgraded to the Mango operating system.